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Best taxonomy plugins for WordPress

The most popular taxonomy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Post Type UI leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Search & Filter (40K+) and PublishPress Taxonomies (40K+). All 319 plugins tagged “taxonomy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 taxonomy plugins

  1. 1.
    Custom Post Type UI

    The most installed taxonomy plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 276 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Search & Filter

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 175 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    PublishPress Taxonomies

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 195 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    Remove Category URL

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 61 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    Radio Buttons for Taxonomies

    20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 50 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.0.

  6. 6.
    Essential Content Types

    20K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Media Library Organizer

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 150 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  8. 8.
    Unique Headers

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 160 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Custom Post Type Widgets

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 14 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Term Management Tools

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 76 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 319 plugins tagged “taxonomy”